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Greg Evans, a Black man who joined a parade of witnesses urging Oregon lawmakers to ban the display of nooses, says the issue is personal for him: A family memb

Local city councilor calls on state lawmakers to ban the display of nooses, a racist symbol In Virginia, displaying a noose in public places is now a felony, with a maximum prison term of five years. Posted: Mar 3, 2021 7:59 PM Posted By: Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Greg Evans, a Black man who joined a parade of witnesses urging Oregon lawmakers to ban the display of nooses, said the issue was personal for him: A member of his family had been lynched over a century ago in South Car...

One of the witnesses at the hearing Tuesday for the Oregon bill described the effect of the placement of a noose last May at a Portland State University construction site.

SALEM, Ore. - Greg Evans, a Black man who joined a parade of witnesses urging Oregon lawmakers to ban the display of nooses, said the issue was personal...

Register-Guard Put green to use on green energy  It’s good to hear that David Anderson of NW Natural is looking to the future. Too bad he is just focused on his company’s future profits. No one wants to see his customers (me included) freeze. We just want his company to stop trying to add more gas-dependent customers by building more pipelines. NW Natural shouldn’t act like all those buggy-whip manufacturers that ignored the future and went out of business. It should think like the o...

Gainesville City Commission responds to traffic safety concerns Officials are discussing increased pedestrian lighting and road redesigns Photo by Ashley Hicks | The Independent Florida Alligator Gainesville City Commissioners will meet with Florida traffic officials in a mounting effor...

Eugene officials and a local natural gas provider disagree on whether the city can link ability to use public rights of way to carbon reduction goals.  Its been the "biggest stumbling block" as the city has attempted to negotiate a new franchise agreement with NW Natural before a quickly approaching deadline, City Manager Sarah Medary said.  "We feel we have authority to include carbon reduction as a condition of using right of way," Medary said during a Monday City Council work session.  Th...

Managing Editor Julia Sabin, of The J.M. Smucker Co., has been elected chair of the American Frozen Food Institute board of directors. The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) elected new officers and directors to its board of directors during its annual membership meeting. The newly elected officers were Julia Sabin, of The J.M. Smucker Co., as chair; John Tentomas, of Nature’s Touch, as vice chair; and Meghan Swan, of J.R. Simplot Co., as immediate past chair. Sabin is ...

Lane Community College’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. event was held online this year via Zoom, with keynote speaker Dr. Robert Bullard, who is known as the “father of environmental justice.” The event, hosted by Dr. Lamont A. Francies, coincided with King’s birthday on Jan. 15. Francies is an educator and the senior pastor at Delta Bay Church of Christ in Antioch, California. The Zoom event was held to discuss environmental racism, and how it affects minority communities disproportion...

New Chairs and Vice-Chairs Elected to Member Councils Share The National League of Cities  has elected new leaders for its Member Councils, which represents the variety of communities that make up NLC membership. Individuals were elected during the 2020 Virtual City Summit Conference.  “Our Councils are an important part of how NLC ensures that we are representing the diversity of our cities, towns, and villages,”  said NLC President Kathy Maness, councilmember, Lexington, South Car...